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PRESS. APPLICATION FIL-BD FEB. 24,1909. l

Patented May '25, 1909.

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AMBROSE G. FELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed February 24, 1909. Serial No. l79,730.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMBRosE G. FELL, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Presses, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to hand stamps for what are termed seal presses, and has for its object to produce a form of press wherein different seals can be carried by the device and any one very quickly and readily substituted. for another in the device.

In the accompanying drawing representing embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the use of a stencil plate instead of a non-apertured die plate.

The invention is shown as applied to an ordinary form of a lever press comprisingI a base 5 on which is mounted a block 6 for carrying the platen 7 preferably of an elastic material such as rubber. A standard 8 rises from the base some distance removed from the platen plate, and has a bore 9 in which reciprocates a plunger 10. Any desired means may be provided for reciprocating this plunger and it is shown as engaged by a cam 11 on a lever 12 pivoted at 13 to the standard. When the lever is rocked, the cam will force the platen downward against the pressure of a coil spring 14 surrounding the plunger and engaging its flange 15 whereby the plunger is elevated when permitted by the lever.

In the space between the platen block and the standard are pivotally mounted a plurality or series of die plates. A pivot rod 16 extends between the base and the standard at this place, and a series of die plates 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 are shown, that are slidable along the pivot rod as well as swinging thereon. Any one of these die plates can be swung from a position extending transversely to the bed plate as indicated in Fig. 2 by the die plate 19, to the position in which the die plate 20 is shown in the two views in which it extends longitudinally of the base, and has the die portion or impression portion registering with the platen and in position to be engaged by the plunger 10. The swinging of the lever will force the die plate downward and cause it to slide on its pivot rod, to make an impression on a sheet of paper or i l l i l i article placed on a platen 7. Obviously this die plate can be swung back to the transverse position and any desired other die plate can be shifted along the rod and then swung to the operative position over the platen, to be engaged by the plunger.

The standard 8 may have a detent or abutment 22, that is engaged by a stop portion 23 on each die plate, that will limit the movement when the die plate is swung around over the platen, to properly position the die plate for the impression.

If desired one or more of the die plates, instead of having the relief dies 24, may be in the form of a stencil plate 25 with openings therethrough corresponding to the character to be formed. With this construction a ribbon 26 is placed beneath the plunger, and carried by spools 27 and 28. When the plunger is brought down the soft rubber platen will force the paper through the stencil openings into engagement with the ribbon, that will thereby ink the paper at these openings and form the character. With such a construction, it is very easy for a number of different dies to be used with a single press to obtain a like number of dillerent seals or stamps. It is not necessary to take out a die or stencil from the platen or from the plunger, but it is only necessary to swing the desired die around beneath the plunger when its impression can be at once obtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a press, the combination of a base, a platen on the base, a frame work connected with abase and carrying a plunger movable to and from the platen, a pivot rod extending parallel with the axis of the plunger, and a plurality of removable die members separately pivoted on said rod to each swing into a position on the platen beneath the plunger, the die plates being also movable axially on the rod, so that any desired plate can be brought into the plane of the platen.

2. In a press, the combination of a base, a platen on the base, a frame work connected with a base and carrying a plunger movable to and from the platen, a pivot rod extending parallel with the axis of the plunger, and a plurality of removable die members separately pivoted on said rod to each swing into a position on the platen beneath the plunger, the die plates being also movable axially on the rod, so that any desired plate can be ya plurality of die members pivoted on said brought into the plane of the platen, a detent on the frame and a step portion on each of the die plates to limit the movement in one direction to position the die lates on the platen for engagement by the p unger.

8. In a press, the combination of a base, a platen on the base, a frame Work connected with a base and carrying a plunger movable to and from the platen, a ypivot rod extending parallel with the axis of the plunger, and

rod to swing into a position on the platen beneath the plunger, the die plates being also movable axially on the rod, so that any I desired plate can be brought into the plane of the platen, one or more of the die plates being in the form of a stencil, and means for I supporting an inlring ribbon between the stencil and the plunger.

4. In a press, the combination of a base plate, a platen raised on the base plate, a standard extending from the base plate removed some distance over the platen, a plunger' carried by the standard movable to and from the platen, a vertical pivot extend ing between the standard and the base plate in the space between the platen and the standard, a plurality of removable die plates separately pivoted on said rod shiftable vertically thereon, to be swung over the platen separately and be engaged between the platen. and the plunger, whereby any desired die plate may be engaged between the platen and the plunger.

AMBROSE G. FELL.

llitnesses:

WILLIAM H. REID, FRED. J. DOLE. 

